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Breaking: 7.0 earthquake off Japan, tsunami alert issued

Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:20 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98188 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:20 pm
quote:


The Weather ChannelVerified account ?@weatherchannel

#BREAKING: Japanese authorities just issued #tsunami advisory for the coast of Iwate Prefecture after a large offshore #earthquake min ago.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66440 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:21 pm to
#fukashima
This post was edited on 2/16/15 at 5:22 pm
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37584 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:21 pm to
Damn

This isn't going to end well
Posted by geauxtigers585
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
3832 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:22 pm to
Here we go again
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89863 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:23 pm to
LINK

quote:

EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN AT 2306 UTC ON MONDAY
FEBRUARY 16 2015.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT
FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.

Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164137 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:24 pm to
This sounds ververy bad

veryvery bad
Posted by Signal Soldier
30.411994,-91.183929
Member since Dec 2010
8182 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:25 pm to
https://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

A lot of other large ones been going off today
Posted by BuckeyeFan87
Columbus
Member since Dec 2007
25239 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:25 pm to
Well that (de)escalated quickly.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89863 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:26 pm to
Damn fracking in Oklahoma...
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66440 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:26 pm to
Anchor
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
5978 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:28 pm to
I just saw the official report.
This post was edited on 2/16/15 at 5:29 pm
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134865 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:29 pm to
Fukamia
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:30 pm to
#fracking
Posted by TigerLicks
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2003
11546 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:31 pm to
quote:

@BreakingNews
1-meter wave expected to hit Japan's Iwate prefecture around 23:30 GMT after earthquake of Honshu, NHK reports - @Reuters


Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
89863 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:31 pm to
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48847 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:32 pm to
[quote]quote: EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN AT 2306 UTC ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 16 2015. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. [/quote]

When Rummy speaks people should listen.
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35542 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:32 pm to
quote:

no tsunami threat
guess the threat isn't all it was cracked up to be
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:33 pm to
Iswydt
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65725 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:34 pm to

Tsunami pics really get to me...



It's moving stuff.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65094 posts
Posted on 2/16/15 at 5:34 pm to
quote:

1-meter wave expected to hit Japan's Iwate prefecture around 23:30 GMT after earthquake of Honshu, NHK reports -


So 3.5 feet? I'll be sure to bring my surf board to the coast.
This post was edited on 2/16/15 at 5:35 pm
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